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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Purrs for Chica Please

UPDATE - Sat 3/2
Chica is having a good day today. Don't really know what this means but she ate a little, drank her water and even strolled through the hosue to come into the living room. I had a box on its side with a cat food box inside the box and she loves to sit here. I took it away since she was not using it anymore. She went right over to where the box was so I went and got it. She got inside like she always does. She walked back to the litterbox and then went inside her hidy spot. She is resting and breathing much better. I have a cat carrier on the floor in my bedroom with a heat pad inside and the door is off. This is her safe place and she has been here since she came home form the vets. As long as she is comfy and breathing well I am going to let her be. She is alert and happy to be with us still.

Our beloved Chica was having a very hard time breathing today so I took her to the vet I took Snowball. They did an x-ray. She has fluid around her lungs and in her abdomen. They aspirated the fluids from her lung area and she came thru that fine. She is still at the vet and I will go back to take her home tonight. I was not ready to put her down and we may be able to give her a diuretic to help this fluid from building up for a while.

Doesn't look good but they can look at the fluid in her and tell where it came from. If it is congestive heart failure it doesn't look promising but I wanted her home. I was not ready to let her go.

She had to be in oxygen - they were very gentle with her and whenever she got too stressed and her breathing was worse they put her in oxygen. The oxygen tank was a small clear plastic tub with a hole cut for the oxygen tube and a cover on top. I went in to see her before they sedated her for the needle and she was alert and knew me. She popped right up with her head above the top and came over to me. This is so hard - I know you all know how I feel.

She may only have a few days or weeks left. At least this way she is more comfortable for as long as she has. Please keep us in your purrs in the days to come.

UPDATE - Late evening on 2/28
Chica is home now and resting comfortably. She is frail and weak and unfortunately has had both her sides shaved to do the ultrasound and the needle aspiration. Her fluids is either the heart or from a cancer so time is short. She cannot take Lasix due to her kidney failure so I will try dandelion tea as a diuretic. We will take this one day at a time and see how she feels. If she is at all uncomfortable we will send her to the Bridge with our love.

Cheri, my thoughts and prayers are with you and with Chica. Whatever happens, know that she has been blessed to have you as her caretaker. I'm sending universal Light to you both, asking for guidance and mercy and peace, for her Highest Good, and yours too.

I know you will speak with and listen to Chica' s voice. She will let you know when she is ready and she wants to be home when she begins her last journey. You are loving and wise. I a, sending my reassuring purrs and reach to hold her paw so she has comfort. Paw hugs, Savannah and Mom Linda

Oh poor sweetheart Chica, she is such a wonderful little girl and we know how hard this is on you. We are sending you and Chica much love and many rumbly purrs to help the time you have together be filled with love

We're sending many many purrs to Chica, and also to you and the rest of her family. We lost a wonderful male cat to congestive heart failure several years ago, so we think we know a little of what you are feeling. We know you will do the right thing for Chica.

Chica precious little dear girl, I send all my love and all my hope and all my strength that I can muster and it is all for you and your momma. We here know how heartbreaking it is and our tears are flowing too for Chica and for you.

We send big purrs to Chica and hope she will be comfortable so you can make your final memories with her.Even when the time is right for her to go, it will be hard and we send you purrs for that.Purrs Tillie and Georgia,Treasure,Tiger,JJ and Julie

Chica's story made us so sad, but we are glad you are going to have more time together. We are sending purrs and healing thoughts to Chica. We lost a brother and a sister to congestive heart failure and two brothers to cancer. Our mommy sends you a big hug too. Purrs and hugs from the kitties at www.thecatonmyhead.com, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette

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We are a small independent cat sanctuary, with mainly seniors and special needs cats. Most of these cats are rescued ferals from the groups living in my yard or the neighborhood block. Some live with us inside - the elderly ones who need more attention and medication. The rest have their own house with a screen porch for warm weather (we cover it with plastic in cold seasons) and a nice snuggly indoor area for winter.There are 11 of us cats so scroll down to make sure you meet them all. Some are more tame than others but they all have a safe forever home with us.

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1999-2015

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1991 - 2013

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1999 -2012

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Mamacita's son who died of complciations from a UTI

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He was Joey and Minnie's litter mate. He developed cancer while still living outdoors so I brought him inside and cared for him until he passed away in 2006. He loved all the attention he got. He was a very shy boy but handsome.

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He was the very protective, calming head male of my feral group. He died in my arms after collapsing of a heart problem in 2004.

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